1.   Meanwhile, Michael pops up with a Rembrandt and a scheme to get the Tang money out of Hong Kong before British rule ends and China takes over.

2.   Catholic nationalists, who want to see British rule end and Northern Ireland united with the predominantly Catholic south, hope Mitchell will take their side versus the British.

3.   It will prepare laws for implementation as soon as British rule ends, and these may include rolling back some civil liberties legislation as demanded by China.

4.   Hong Kong legislators on Monday passed a motion urging the government to condemn Britain unless it accepts all Vietnamese boatpeople stranded here after its colonial rule ends in July.

5.   Moslem separatist militants have vowed to sabotage the polls, saying they will not settle for anything less than an end Indian rule over Kashmir.